Books on Tape is a one-man electronic and rock act from Los Angeles, California . Raised on punk rock and related products, Todd Drootin got turned on to electronic music and hip hop in the nineties. With Matt Dennebaum, he forms the duo Subverse, whose sole, self-released cassette Nobody Likes You (1998), although a fairly obscure item in itself, got them some well-deserved kudos. Unfortunately, the band had to split shortly afterwards as their members moved to opposite coasts: Matt went to New York City, and Todd made a home out of Los Angeles.